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Normal Park Families,
Thank you for selling coupon books. We are almost at our school goal. We appreciate the support. We look forward to celebrating and supporting our Normal Park School on Friday at Fork and Gavel. Looking forward to seeing you there!
A few new items to bring to your attention:
- Families may use box cutters, pocket knives, and other utility tools on the weekends as you go camping or do tasks at home. However, these items may not be brought to school. Over the past week we have had 3 students bring them to school accidentally in their backpacks or pockets. While the intentions to harm others are not there, this is a serious safety concern at school and I am bringing it to everyone’s attention. Please be sure to talk with your students about appropriate use for these tools and keep them at home. Bringing these items to school can be a zero tolerance offense.
- Upper School students will participate in clubs during second and third quarter. We will have these during the school day for the purpose of building community around common interests. They will have the opportunity to make selections for their club of choice this week. There are a variety of clubs so everyone should have something they are interested in participating. I am posting the club choices here. If there is a particular club you do not want your child to participate in, please email Joli Brown this week.
- The Upper School Playground opened this past week with new equipment. Students were all very excited to play and try it out. If you choose to use it on the weekends or evenings, please be mindful of cleaning up after yourselves and keeping dogs of the property.
- We are currently in our last phase of renovations at the Lower School Playground. Please keep off the field area and new equipment until it is complete.
Let’s make it a great week!
Jamelie Johns
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View and save the 2023/24
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2023 Coupon Book Sales
➡️ We have a little less than 250 to go for the whole school to get a picnic and a movieOrder Online Here
This is the last week for coupon books!!Check out the prizes that are available this year for every book your child sales: Prizes
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The Fork & Gavel online auction is NOW OPEN! Click here to get your bids in today. We are featuring vacation homes throughout the Southeast, art, jewelry, summer camp registration certificates, teacher experiences and so much more! Visit to browse items and get your bid in NOW!
There are still tickets available for the Pre-Party beginning at 6pm on September 29. Click here to purchase a Pre-Party ticket.
Volunteers are still needed to help at Fork & Gavel. Click here to sign up!
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Volunteers Needed
Happy Cart (Upper and Lower): Signup
Lower School Exhibit Help: Signup
Upper School Exhibit Help: Signup
Football Game Volunteers: Signup
Fork and Gavel Volunteers: Signup
Lower School Library Volunteer- please contact Mrs Locke- LOCKE_CYNTHIA@HCDE.ORG
Upper school Library Volunteer- please contact Mrs O'Neill- oneill_lauren@hcde.org
➡️Donations needed: 30 empty 2 liter bottles for glow party- will count 1 volunteer hr for every 3 donated
**All rollover hours from the 2022-2023 school year will be posted by the end of September
Click here to log hours: Normal Park Parent Volunteer Form. You may email Tiffany Phillips phillips_tiffany@hcde.org at the Lower School or Sonia August august_sonia@hcde.org at the Upper School with questions regarding your volunteer hours.
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NOTES FROM THE BOOKKEEPERThank you for signing up for the online payment portal for Normal Park, we are at 69.63% participation!!! As a reminder, this is where all fees will be posted for your student throughout the year. If you have not already done so, please register at https://hcde.schoolcashonline.com/.
If you have any questions on fee payments, please feel free to email me anytime at killough_amy@hcde.org. Thank you for your continued support!!!
Amy Killough- Normal Park Bookkeeper
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Please see the attached letter to parents from the school nurse
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ART-NP Comic Con Art Showcase
All students worked hard to submit a piece to Mrs. Hardin for the Comic Con showcase.Congratulations to our 10 finalists for the 2023 Chattanooga Comic Con Student Art Exhibit, which will take place October 21st & 22nd at the Chattanooga Convention Center. 1st: Konrad Luka 2nd: Oliver Thurman 3rd: Ronan Dooner, Zoë Elston, Zalen Lavigne, Eli Lieffers, Thomas Martinez, Holden Packer, Misa Petty, Jude Wilder
Each student will receive a weekend pass to Comic Con. Professional comic artists will judge the contest, dividing artwork into different grade levels. For more information, go to https://www.chattanoogacomiccon.com/.
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Library News- Lower
Please complete this permission form to request a Chattanooga Public Library card for your HCDE student.
READ 20 - Normal Park Students Prek-3rd grade will participate in the Read 20 Probasco Readers Program. Please enter at least 20 minutes’ worth of reading time for your child each weeknight. You may sign logs by the day or for the week. (5 days = 100 minutes for the week.) But the more minutes you read and enter, the closer we will reach our goal of reading 1.2 million minutes this school year! Students who complete their reading logs and turn them in will have their names entered into a grade level drawing for monthly prizes.
Click on the link below and fill out the Google form each day or week to log your student’s reading minutes. Read 20: 2023-2024
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Important Reminders and Updates
**Any dismissal changes (car, walker, bus) need to be communicated to the classroom teacher on Dojo or a note in the folder. Students will not be allowed to go home with another child without written parent permission.
*We will no longer dismiss students after 2:30. The last few minutes of the school day are very important and lots of movement is happening.
**PLEASE email parent and doctor's notes to Heather Buttram: buttram_h@HCDE.org
Click here for Grade Level Memos
Click here to make School, Learning Expedition, Athletic, or Pre-K payments. Pre-K payments are due at the first of month and can be paid at the link above.
All visitors must bring their Driver's License when entering the building to volunteer or dismiss a student during the school day.
Per School Board policy: Upon a student's arrival in the building, all electronics, cell phones, headphones, and smart watches should not be seen or heard during the school day and kept in a locker or backpack. First violation: The device is confiscated and parent must pick up or held for 3 days.
Playground Reminders: The playground is open to the public after 6 PM and on weekends. Animals are not allowed on campus, the playground or field at any time.
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NEW PLAYGROUND!!!!The kids have loved exploring their new playground this week!
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Library News- UpperI have deleted any lost or damaged book fines prior to the beginning of this school year so we can start the year off with a fresh start. Students who have lost or damaged books starting this year will have forms going home every quarter so that these books can be paid for and replaced.
I also recently used Scholastic book funds to purchase $3000 worth of new books for the upper school library. These include multiple book award winner sets and numerous books in Spanish.
September is National Hispanic Heritage month and we are celebrating Pura Belpré and the titles who have won her American Library Association award for achievement in Latino/a representation.
Thanks!
Lauren O'Neill
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Important Reminders and Updates
All visitors must bring their Driver's License when entering the building to volunteer or dismiss a student during the school day.
- Per School Board policy: Upon a student's arrival in the building, all electronics, cell phones, headphones, and smart watches should not be seen or heard during the school day and kept in a locker or backpack. First violation: The device is confiscated and parent must pick up or held for 3 days.
Playground Reminders: The playground is open to the public after 6 PM and on weekends. Animals are not allowed on campus, the playground or field at any time.
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2nd-5th grade Basketball evaluations will take place the week before fall break. Time and exact dates to be decided soon. If your child is interested please complete this form so that we can determine how many teams we will be able to create this year. In addition please make sure you have all medical forms completed and a physcal dated after April 2023.
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Elementary Cross Country ResultsNPMM 3rd - 5th grade cross country team had two first place finishers - Eleanor Hibbard (5th grade) and Myles Jones (5th grade). Three top five finishers - Brooke Dryer (3rd grade), Rosalie Mansueto (3rd grade) and Carter Mckinney (4th grade). 3rd grade girls placed 2nd, 4th and 5th grade girls placed 5th as a team and 4th and 5th grade boys placed 2nd as a team.
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Middle School Cross Country ResultsNPMM/CSAS MS Cross Country Teams are headed to state
The Boys’ Team took 3rd place at sectionals and is headed to state with their top 7 runners! Boys Team includes Charlie Johnson (CSAS), Quentin Shanheen (CSAS), Christopher Jones (CSAS), Andrew Zimmerman (CSAS), Luke Boike (NPMM), Ben Salle (NPMM), & Townes Sloan (CSAS).
For the girls, Betti Shriner (NPMM) qualified for state as an individual at last night’s MS XC Sectionals, with 8th place overall.
The state tournament is in Clarksville this Saturday! Good luck to our runners!!
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2022-23 Lightning Athletic Club Board Members
Emily Goolsby: Director
Tiffany and Matt Phillips, Alison and John Dorough, Caroline and Blake Kaylor, Yasmine Key, Brittany Griffin, Jimmy Gaines, Paul Hoeswicher.
Please contact Tiffany Phillips to join the LAC Board at phillips_tiffany@hcde.org . Any parent/guardian of a student althlete is welcome to join this team!
Join Lightning Athletic Club via Facebook or contact lightningathelticclub@gmail.com.
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Lunch Money Limits : We have students that are purchasing additional items in the cafeteria. If you do not want your students buying additional items, you must create spending limits on LINQ Connect. See the pictures attached for further clarification.
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Dropoff and Dismissal Reminders:
**Please be mindful of your surroundings when driving, parking or pulling out in the school zone. Please SLOW DOWN. We have seen people come very close to being hit by a car**
All: Unless you are utilizing the handicapped parking spaces at the rear of the building, no one should drive up the ramp/drive for drop off or aftercare pick up.
Car Riders: There should be NO cell phone while your vehicle is in the car rider line, please keep eyes on the road and vigilant for children who may move unpredictably (THIS IS A STATE LAW). All students must be dismissed into a vehicle with a car tag. If you park your vehicle, you must pick up your student from walkers.
- Parents should not get out of the car in the car line.
Walkers at the Lower: For the safety of our students, please DO NOT walk thru the car rider line. Use the sidewalks and crosswalks to safely get to your car.
- Please do not complete the QR code until you are on school property
- All parents must come to the edge of the front steps to retrieve their student.
- No dogs are allowed on campus
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